Best Plumbing Tricks & Tips from Melbourne’s Experts

A kitchen renovation in Melbourne involves more than choosing benchtops and cabinet colours. Older weatherboard and California bungalow homes often have kitchen plumbing that wasn’t built for modern appliances. Renovating one of these kitchens usually means rerouting that plumbing first. Once the new appliances arrive, the common question is: who…

A dishwasher not draining is more than an annoying puddle at the bottom of the machine. It’s usually caused by a blocked filter, a hose problem, or a fault in the original installation. Below are the four common causes in the order worth checking, what you can safely fix yourself,…

Freestanding, integrated, and benchtop dishwashers all wash dishes the same way, but the type chosen affects installation complexity and repair access. The right pick depends on the plumbing involved and on whether it’s going into a Melbourne apartment, a family home, or a rental. Freestanding vs Integrated vs Benchtop Dishwashers…

Finding a pool of water on your kitchen floor is never a great start to the day. Before you assume the worst, it helps to know that most dishwasher leaks come down to a handful of common causes, and where the water is coming from is usually the biggest clue.…

Your evaporative cooler used to knock the heat out of a 35-degree Melbourne day without any trouble, but lately it just isn’t cutting through the way it should. Before you assume the whole unit needs replacing, it’s worth checking one part first: the cooling pads. These do most of the…

Plenty of Melbourne homes have both an evaporative cooler and a split system, and there is nothing wrong with owning the two together. The catch is that you cannot run them at the same time. Each system needs the exact opposite setup from your house to work properly, so switching…